The aim of this course is offer students the opportunity to complete a postgraduate qualification in legal studies. Students will gain the skills needed to effectively understand the Australian Legal system, its framework, and its processes.
Students who are currently employed in government and private sectors in legal or quasi-legal roles will benefit from having basic legal knowledge to give them a better understanding of their work responsibilities. The course offers units in legal reasoning, torts, administrative law and employment and industrial relations law.
Eligibility
Academic:
Applicants must hold a bachelors degree in any discipline or equivalent.
Work Experience:
Applicants with a minimum of two years full-time relevant work experience and who can demonstrate the capacity to study successfully at postgraduate level may apply for admission.
English language requirements:
IELTS score of 7.0 with no sub-score less than 6.5
How to Apply
This course is restricted. Students are required to apply and be approved by Griffith University before they can enrol in units through OUA.
Applications for the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Studies are due two weeks prior to the close of enrolment.
Please complete the application form below.
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Select to apply for one or more courses listed on the application form, taking note
of the eligibility criteria for each course. If you want to apply for a (restricted)
course with a different university, you'll need to submit a separate application
from the relevant course page.
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After submitting your application, you should receive a confirmation email containing
a copy of your application for your records.
Your application will be assessed within 2-4 weeks, and if further information is
required, we will contact you. Once your application has been assessed, we will
be in touch via email to notify you of the outcome. At the latest this will be
one week after the closing date for applications.
If, after submitting your application, you wish to change your
preferences or submit an additional document, please email apply@open.edu.au. Include your full
name as it appeared on the application.
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Prepare supporting documents
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Check that you have all the required documents, according to individual course
requirements and your personal circumstances, specifically:
- Your curriculum vitae - required for entry into postgraduate courses
only.
- Certified
copies of academic transcripts - required in most cases but check course
eligibility rules.
- A letter of recommendation from your employer on company letterhead -
recommended for entry using work experience.
- Certified legal documentation - if you have changed your name e.g. a marriage
certificate, deed poll name change certificate.
- Certified legal documentation - if you need to correct an error in your date of
birth e.g. a birth certificate.
- English language test results - if your courses were not predominantly in
English e.g. IELTS
or equivalent test results.
- Official translations of any documents not in English.
A "certified" copy is a copy bearing the recognised mark of a Justice of the Peace,
Commission of Oaths or declarations, Public Notary or a Solicitor.
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Create an electronic copy of your attachments:
For each certified document, scan and save it on your computer. Save your curriculum
vitae to your computer, then get ready to upload all documents in the form.
Do not send original documents as they will not be returned.
Then submit your application in one of two ways:
Award Requirements
To qualify for the award of Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Studies students must complete four units.
Recognition of Prior Learning / Credit
All credit applications will be assessed according to Griffith University policy and students should contact the Off Campus & Assignment Handling Services Griffith University for further information.
Recommended Study Pattern
Students complete the prerequisite unit LAW7300 Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning before or in conjunction with one of the other units whether studying full-time or part-time.
